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Monthly Missive // May 2021

May 10, 2021

Here we are again, my friends. Spring is in full-effect (already summer, for those of us who live nearer to the Equator) and the amounts of music are escalating to their mid-year fever pitch. Won't you think o... Read More...

Mosh Lit // May 2021

Bridget Hughes

May 10, 2021

Mosh Lit

Welcome to Mosh Lit, our new monthly column on storytelling in the world of metal. Given the smashing success of Godzilla vs Kong last month, it seems appropriate to kick off this column contemplating... Read More...

Editors’ Picks // May 2021

Heavy Blog

May 10, 2021

Editors' Picks

What a month! May was arguably the most stacked month of the year thus far, and as you’ll see from the picks below, incredibly well-rounded as well. Our top picks include everything from The Armed’s noise-pop-meets-post-hardcore to Spectral Lore’s latest prog... Read More...

A Gift to Artwork // May 2021

Karlo Doroc

May 10, 2021

A Gift to Artwork, Columns

A Gift to Artwork, taken from the Caligula’s Horse song “A Gift to Afterthought”, breaks down and analyses your favourite album artwork. The first time an album’s name appears, it will link to a large and (whe... Read More...

*prognotes – Dvne’s Etemen Ænka

Eden Kupermintz

May 10, 2021

*prognotes

Why, hello there! Welcome back to *prognotes, our series where we sacrifice every free, waking second we might have to write way too many words. Uh, I mean, the series of posts we love doing that analyze our f... Read More...

Heavy Buys // May 2021

Jimmy Rowe

May 10, 2021

Features, Heavy Buys

Last month's vinyl purchases worth highlighting, featuring Deftones, Mastodon, Pupil Slicer, Show Me A Dinosaur, and Veil of Maya! Plus: Eden's T-shirt corner, featuring Protest the Hero.

The Anatomy Of: Noctambulist

Jimmy Rowe

May 10, 2021

News

Hailing from Denver, Colorado, Noctambulist conjure blackened and atmospheric death metal, pulling inspiration from Disgorge, Ulcerate, Isis, and more.

Wave // Breaker – May 2021

Eden Kupermintz

May 10, 2021

Wave // Breaker

We all have those albums that no one else seems to be familiar with, in our circles at least, but that we won't shut up about. For me, one of those albums was Tor's Blue Book. I don't even remember how I stumb... Read More...

While She Sleeps – Sleeps Society

Joshua Bulleid

May 10, 2021

Reviews

Along with being one of the best modern metal and hardcore bands in the game, While She Sleeps have always been about fan support and self determination. Throughout their somewhat volatile career the band have continued to climb the ranks of contemporary hea... Read More...

Unmetal Monthly // May 2021

Jonathan Adams

May 10, 2021

Unmetal Monthly

It’s finally spring, and the music world is starting to hop into action. Not saying that the releases of the early months of the year were of low quality (categorically untrue), but there’s something about the... Read More...